Yarmouth teen ends lawsuit
challenging school's honor code
By Trevor Maxwell tmaxwell@mainetoday.com
Staff Writer
PORTLAND — A federal lawsuit that challenged the constitutionality of Yarmouth High School's extracurricular honor code has been dropped by the plaintiffs.
Michael Waxman, a Portland attorney, sued this month on behalf of a 16-year-old lacrosse player and her parents. The girl was suspended from the team after school officials saw a photograph of her holding a beer can at a weekend party. The photo had been posted on a social networking website.
Waxman said the girl has served her suspension and no longer wishes to press the action. But the broader disagreements over the honor code are far from settled, he said Wednesday.
"I still believe that the code is an unconstitutional extension of governmental power into the homes and lives of Yarmouth students and parents," Waxman said. He called on Yarmouth school officials to hold a meeting at which residents can express their views about the code.
David Ray, chairman of the Yarmouth School Committee, said the honor code is constitutional and he was confident that the town would have prevailed if the lawsuit had proceeded.
"We're extremely pleased that the lawsuit has been abandoned by Mr. Waxman," Ray said. "We think that it should never have been filed in the first place."
Ray said there is always room for change and for debate when it comes to school rules. He said the School Committee was reviewing the honor code even before Waxman filed the lawsuit. As that review continues this year, students, parents, teachers and other residents will have additional opportunities to voice their opinions, Ray said.
The lawsuit, filed April 5 in U.S. District Court in Portland, claimed that school officials, acting in accordance with the honor code, violated the civil rights of the student-athlete.
In court documents, the girl said she was summoned from a math class to the office of the assistant principal, Amy Bongard. The girl said Bongard showed her a copy of the photograph in which she was holding beer and told her that she had violated the honor code.
Yarmouth High's extracurricular honor code is a four-page document that students must sign to participate in sports or other activities. Students pledge not to use alcohol or tobacco, haze others or take part in anything that might embarrass the school during the school year – on or off school property, in or out of their activity's season.
"I felt scared and intimidated by the situation and by Ms. Bongard. I did not believe that I had the right to just get up and leave," the girl said in an affidavit. "I started to cry and asked Ms. Bongard if I could call my mom. She told me that I was not allowed to call my mother until after I had spoken with her, and also spoken with Yarmouth High School's substance abuse counselor Jill Frame."
The girl was suspended from lacrosse for three weeks and ordered to have six sessions of substance abuse counseling.
Waxman sought a temporary injunction from the court, which would have stopped the school from forcing the girl to attend the counseling. But at a hearing April 13, Judge D. Brock Hornby rejected the request, saying it was unlikely that Waxman would prevail at a trial.
On Wednesday, Waxman said the student has "really had enough of being in the spotlight, enough of large numbers of people making all kinds of off-base, negative comments about her and her motivations."
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75 COMMENTS
David said...
This was a bogus lawsuit with no chance of winning. The fact that it was waged as much in the media as in the courtroom is sad, tragic, and revelatory. The young girl and her parents had no interest served by all the publicity. In fact, it could only have served to harm them and could have no impact on the judge's decision. So why, then, did this attorney seek so much media coverage and involvement, including interviews on talk radio? Why?
April 29, 2010 at 3:44 AM Report abuse
Player said...
Waxman said the girl has served her suspension and no longer wishes to press the action. ______________________ More like the parents got their first bill for attorneys fees. And now that Waxman knows he cannot get his fees paid by the Town, suddenly things changed... Waitin' for the next plaintiff....
April 29, 2010 at 4:26 AM Report abuse
Felix said...
WAXMAN RUNS OUT OF BS AND MONEY, AND THE PARENTS FIND OUT WHAT A COUPLE OF LOUSY PARENTS THEY ARE BY ALL STANDARDS, PLUS THE KID IS GONNA BE CLUELESS GROWING UP. TOO BAD THE COURT CAN'T FORCE THESE HUSTLERS TO PAY THE COSTS OF HEARING THIS!!!!!!!!!!
April 29, 2010 at 4:55 AM Report abuse
Rocky4 said...
Felix..........RIGHT ON!!!
April 29, 2010 at 5:19 AM Report abuse
winston5 said...
someone needs to be flogged
April 29, 2010 at 5:27 AM Report abuse
david68 said...
Just think when it comes time for this girl to apply to college. Good luck sweetheart.
April 29, 2010 at 6:20 AM Report abuse
Summitof said...
To quote Homer Simpson: "Marge, beer me!"
April 29, 2010 at 6:32 AM Report abuse
Citizen said...
waxman says the larger issue hasn't been resolved...the larger issue isn't the honor code. it's the parents (and their kids) who think rules don't apply to their little darlings. in this case, the rule actually was giving the girl a break -- a 17 y/o who is drinking is literally sustaining brain damage. and studies show that kids who drink as teens are more likely to develop long-term alcohol problems than kids who don't. but heaven forbind anyone other than the parents help shape this kid's future...
April 29, 2010 at 7:03 AM Report abuse
Jack24 said...
This family needs to climb under a rock and never appear again!!!
April 29, 2010 at 7:10 AM Report abuse
middleone said...
It sounds like Waxman started researching "in loco parentis" a legal concept that gives school broad rights over students in schools. It's a legal thing that goes back hundreds of years in English common law, and has been ruled on many times in the courts in recent years. Google the term and you will find a lot more about it. The bottom line - schools are held to high standards for school safety, and "loco parentis" is very much still in effect.
April 29, 2010 at 7:13 AM Report abuse
Jane said...
I think she was right to challenge the code. Schools shouldn't be in the business of policing what students do in their free time. Instead of checking Facebook for beer cans, let's focus on making sure all of Yarmouth's students have a good education and good decision-making skills. How many of the adults in this case had touched a beer before age 21? I'm going to go out on a limb and guess "all of them."
April 29, 2010 at 7:18 AM Report abuse
jake007 said...
..as chief justice Roberts breathes a sign of relief that this complex,groundbreaking case will not make its way to his court...
April 29, 2010 at 7:19 AM Report abuse
Mainer123 said...
The arrogance and selfishness of the attorney and the parents made the punishment ten times worse than anything the school administered. Hopefully the student is allowed to put the incident behind her.
April 29, 2010 at 7:25 AM Report abuse
justducky said...
Jane said: I think she was right to challenge the code. Then she furter went on to say: let's focus on making sure all of Yarmouth's students have a good education and good decision-making skills. ... My question to her is, Is this what her parents and attorney have taught her, good decision making skills?
April 29, 2010 at 7:32 AM Report abuse
Redbird said...
Jane, she (and her mother) signed a contract spelling out the behavior expectations as well as the consequences, and then breached it. There was no policing involved.
April 29, 2010 at 7:45 AM Report abuse
sapereaude1 said...
This girl should be spanked. Her parents should be put in the stocks for a week or two. The lawyer should be disbarred.
April 29, 2010 at 7:50 AM Report abuse
Bella2525 said...
The " honor code" does need to be challenged. There is a lot of unfair practices going on as far as discipline is concerned. Maybe Mr Ray should sit in on a meeting when the student gets pulled out of class for something. Depending on who the student is and if it is playoff time he can see how the practice of code is used.
April 29, 2010 at 7:54 AM Report abuse
homeboy said...
Punish Mr. Waxman the only way he will understand---refuse to do business with him and his firm. To make sure he doesn't starve, teach him two valuable sayings: "Would you like to supersize that?", and "Paper or plastic?"
April 29, 2010 at 7:55 AM Report abuse
Justincase said...
While the girl is suspended from the lacross team she could join the local church. They have those long sticks with baskets on the end to collect money so it's almost like being on a lacross team.
April 29, 2010 at 8:24 AM Report abuse
SL said...
Did the girl need to call her mommy when she was out drinking? Waxman obviously has an axe to grind and was using this case to push his agenda. What a life lesson this girl has learned..when you sign a contract people actually hold you accountable even if your parents choose not to!
April 29, 2010 at 8:26 AM Report abuse
notspot said...
Billable hours no more? Awwwwwwwwwwww...Jane? "good decision-making skills" And this underage girl holding a beer can in a publihed photo made a good decision? Right...She's not at fault. Society is...I call BS.
April 29, 2010 at 8:28 AM Report abuse
notagain said...
Its funny you all seem to enjoy the right of innocent until proven guilty. She posed with a beer can no one said a thing about drinking it or being drunk. You all would be up in arms if your job started policing facebook and seeing something they didnt like in you and fired you for it. While I beleive her parents should have punished her severly I am sick and tired of schools trying to force there beleiefs and raise our children for us. Parents spend more time with your children and ask what they learned in school. You may be horrified to learn just how much political pruning goes on.
April 29, 2010 at 8:50 AM Report abuse
Yarm said...
Publicity stunt, pure and simple. Maine Bar Association should investigate. Schools boards across America have adopted honor codes, many stricter than Yarmouth, as a way to deter underage drinking and other illegal and harmful activities. The codes can be a nightmare for administrators (they are educators, not policeman), but they support them because they know they are in the students' and community's best interests.
April 29, 2010 at 8:52 AM Report abuse
Equals said...
notagain, Jobs do look at facebook...it's not a "private" site, what you put out there is for public viewing. And that obviously, the parents weren't doing the best job or they would have informed their child what NOT to post on facebook...So if you believe businesses aren't looking at your facebook page then think again.
April 29, 2010 at 9:03 AM Report abuse
singer said...
I have no respect for The parents of this girl or for Mr. Waxman. Wht do they want the kids to do - drink & drive and not be accountable for anything? I think all schools should have honor codes. We're hurting our kids by letting them do anything they want. Mr. Waxman, I think it's time for a career change.
April 29, 2010 at 9:09 AM Report abuse
MEBUD1 said...
I think most readers agree the lawsuit was bogus. I have two honer students. I know they will make mistakes as teens we all did. What I don't believe the school has a right to do is force counceling at school if I want to take them somewhere else. If they did somthing wrong outside of school. Facebook is outside of school. If my child said they wanted me present while they were about to suspend them. My school had better give me a call before they make everything final. There are a lot of comments about deadbeat parents this is correct. I don't think a phone call first to a parents home is asking too much. I'm sure most of you would want to be there too see what is going on first hand because the people commenting here are most likely good parents because they are keeping up with this story.
April 29, 2010 at 9:16 AM Report abuse
bdawg said...
notagain - it was reported in nearly every report on this case that the girl admitted drinking the beer. And btw, nearly every news outlet has reported that employers review facebook & myspace and other social networking and that people either lose jobs or don't get hired by what they post. What I'm amazed at is that people post all this personal info about themselves on the internet and don't think of possible consequences. Most places now have a conduct code that you sign when you are hired. You have no one to blame but you if you share personal info and it is used against you. Maybe you shouldn't be so ready to blab about drunken escapades and let the whole world read it.
April 29, 2010 at 9:17 AM Report abuse
Yarm said...
This is not a story about administrators surfing Facebook pages looking for incriminating evidence. Facebook is completely irrelevant in this case. There apparently was a party, students were drinking, someone took pictures, someone deposited those pictures with the school administrators. The administrators were duty-bound to ask questions. Waxman will use inflammatory words like "interrogate" in an attempt to get people riled up and to generate sympathy for a student. There is no evidence the student was "interrogated" and no evidence that the student even asked for her parents to be present when she was questioned. What's more, you haven't heard from the schools if they let parents be present when the students ask. Please don't get caught up in Waxman's propoganda.
April 29, 2010 at 9:35 AM Report abuse
mutt said...
Hey instead of blaming and whining about these clueless people why don't you all get educated and informed on the larger issue here. Then do something! http://www.chooseresponsibility.org/
April 29, 2010 at 9:41 AM Report abuse
bess said...
SOOOO, Where did this UNDERAGE girl get the beer? One of the coaches maybe. NAHHh, that never happens in Maine.
April 29, 2010 at 9:48 AM Report abuse
Citygirl said...
This poor child's parents and "so called friends" subjected her to public scrutiny not the school and not the judge. Indiana Faithful had a better lawyer - that's all.
April 29, 2010 at 9:55 AM Report abuse
spud said...
So.... if the parents and Waxman thought that the girls rights were violated, why didn't the suit continue??? Did common sense prevail in this case??? There are plenty of ambulances to chase elsewhere apparently.
April 29, 2010 at 9:57 AM Report abuse
null said...
Well, well. Once again, parent's want to teach their children how to selectively play by the rules. This continued sense of entitlement must be the the operative term in making good decisions.
April 29, 2010 at 9:59 AM Report abuse
Yarm said...
For all intents and purposes, the case was thrown out of court. Waxman is demanding a public forum in an attempt to save some face and to get even more media exposure for himself it seems. School boards meet regularly and so do their policy committees. All meetings are open to the public. The Yarmouth policy dates back almost 20 years. The board updates it from time to time and invites public comment. Why hasn't Waxman participated in the process over the years if so outraged? There has been (and remains) a public forum for discussion and he and others have chosen not to use it.
April 29, 2010 at 10:10 AM Report abuse
UofA said...
I hope this little twit isn't allowed on any other extra curricular teams. She can not be trusted.
April 29, 2010 at 10:19 AM Report abuse
august1 said...
Micheal Waxman is a wanna-be lawyer. I don't think it was right that they refused the underaged girl to call her parents, I do agree on the Student Conduct contract however. We need to teach these kids personal responsibility! Seems like people are always blaming others for their own stupidity.
April 29, 2010 at 10:42 AM Report abuse
Transplant94 said...
All these parents who claim the school is trying to parent their children are part of the reason the schools had to adopt the honor codes. The schools have to protect themselves these days from litigous people who believe they walk through the valley freely and everyone else is at fault. The schools are held to a higher standard these days so why shouldn't the students too? If you DON'T like it, DON'T Sign it and DON'T play! Poor your kid a cold one when they get home from a rough day of classes and kick back! The silence is deafening for a real good reason!
April 29, 2010 at 10:53 AM Report abuse
MidSummer said...
Pretty soon no one will want to have anything to do with working in schools and teaching kids. Teachers and administrators need to be left to do their jobs.
April 29, 2010 at 11:05 AM Report abuse
notagain said...
MidSummer said... Pretty soon no one will want to have anything to do with working in schools and teaching kids. Teachers and administrators need to be left to do their jobs. If only they would do there job and teach children the things they should be learning in school and kept there own political religeous etc beliefs to themsleves
April 29, 2010 at 11:10 AM Report abuse
notagain said...
I see they only publish what sides with there story here. 2 of my other posts not up no swearing nothing bad at all. In the end as a parent I should be the one concerened I should be the one not letting her play sports and to be honest from me it would be a lot more serious than that, but thats my job as a parent. I would thank the school for bringing it to my attention, but I would teach my daughter a very important lesson in civics. The fifth amendment, the right not to incriminate yourself when interrogated.
April 29, 2010 at 11:16 AM Report abuse
common_cents said...
At least she wasn't holding a gun..and as we all know, BEER KILLS, unless you're a student in a public school....Marge, beer me!
April 29, 2010 at 11:17 AM Report abuse
common_cents said...
...and how many parents are going to take that 'form' that has to be signed and give it to their attorney for review? Honor Codes now have grown teeth, and that means lawyers are going to be reviewing them, further distancing students and the public school from the parents.
April 29, 2010 at 11:23 AM Report abuse
gotogoal said...
Gee, fellow Yarmouth citizens, do you think we have a parenting problem in our cozy little town? Hey Edgar Beem....where's the next kegger for YHS seniors? Or have you handed that job off to Waxman? The Yarmouth school admin and committee fought the good fight and it's good see that they and their common sense prevailed.. Any parent that says our schools are over reaching on this....please keep your kids away from mine. You are ignorant of the contemporary research and facts. BTW...for every incident you become aware of little Suzie's or little Johnny's drinking...there are 10 to 12 incidents that go undetected by parents. Some parents want to rely on just THE LAW to deal with this....again, you are naive. Start attending meetings with experts on the topic of teen development and drinking, drugs, and etc... You need to get educated. Hats off to the Yarmouth schools.
April 29, 2010 at 11:35 AM Report abuse
AR5 said...
These parents should be ashamed of themselves.
April 29, 2010 at 11:39 AM Report abuse
sayyes269 said...
Let's see... years of hands on parenting still results in teens smoking weed, and drinking away from the home. I would rather have my high school teen have a beer at home (NOT GET DRUNK), then going out with friends drinking, and leading to mutual, or forced sexual activities.
April 29, 2010 at 11:44 AM Report abuse
Blanco said...
On the same day noted attorney Waxman wote his epic piece on teen drinking in the Forecaster, his son was cited for underage possession. Obviously this narcicisstic loser thinks he is above the law.
April 29, 2010 at 11:45 AM Report abuse
BigBadBurt said...
There are so many dumb things about this. The girl was dumb to post the photo or to not have her facebook account set to private. Her parents were dumb to support her objections to the suspension. The school was dumb to think that these contracts actually do anything to prevent teens from being teens.
April 29, 2010 at 11:47 AM Report abuse
mutt said...
gotogoal so your so smart educate us? Raising the drinking age done alot of good? Just say no? How about LOWERING the drinking age and EDUCATING our kids. How about a program based on education that 18 year olds pass a test to get a license to buy. Get enlightened. Vt senate just passed resolution urging Congress to grant waivers from the federally-mandated highway funding penalty attached to the drinking age for states that would like to explore alternatives to Legal Age 21. http://www.chooseresponsibility.org/
April 29, 2010 at 11:54 AM Report abuse
sayyes269 said...
Now I am really starting to worry. A posting from MUTT that I agree with. If my son, or daughter can enlist, and die in some foreign land, then they can have a beer in my home. Yes, lower the drinking age for the most responsible of our youth.
April 29, 2010 at 12:07 PM Report abuse
TinaMarie said...
If the parents and students don't agree with the honor code they shouldn't have signed it. The place to challenge it isn't after the fact.
April 29, 2010 at 12:08 PM Report abuse
laloo said...
You don't need to play school sports. And if you do and agree to their terms, then you have to suffer the consequences. Next time use a beer cozy, or duct tape to disguise your drink.
April 29, 2010 at 12:50 PM Report abuse
windjammer said...
WOW! Times HAVE changed when I was a treenager- when we did things that we were not suppose to do like illegally drink beer... It was foolish but never "in your face" like the teens today. I can see and hear my parents now. If they had seen me or my brother in photograph holding a beer- they would have been royally ripped! Why is it that teens today feel they have "rights" that we never had? Just asking. Then again if given the choice when I was a teen- had I been caught drinking - God forbid that I should endanger myself and embarrass my parents as well-I would rather have been arrested than listen to them from that time on- maybe until I actually graduated from high school! No way. No how.
April 29, 2010 at 12:53 PM Report abuse
mainemade said...
I can see both sides here. I think that the lawsuit was stupid, and that the teen and her parents voluntarily signed the honor code contract. However, it bugs me that schools are acting as parents when the kids aren't on school property during school hours. As for the punishment, yes, suspension from the team for a short period of time was appropriate, but 6 sessions with a substance abuse counselor for drinking beer? Really? That seems pretty darn stupid AND intrusive to me.
April 29, 2010 at 1:29 PM Report abuse
SL said...
Notagain..Do you actually believe she wasn't drinking? So don't her parents...and Waxman. Today's HS culture is nothing but a party party society, as driven by their parents and society in general. Party for this party for that and then it comes time to settling up. Ruined reputations, broken relationships, friendships crushed, embarassing photos all over the WEB and then there is the lasting impact of never growing up. HS is nothing but a primer for college and with todays hockup society, I wish them well. As a person that does some interviews and hiring, I do check the websites and I do take into account public stupidity.
April 29, 2010 at 1:38 PM Report abuse
SL said...
Sayyes and Mutt.. Stop hiding behind the military rules. If your son or daughter enlist then they are free to drink on a military base! You can't have a set of rules for different career paths, that's foolish and equating a drinking age to an enlistment age is wrong. Sort of like saying, a twelve year old should be able to drive because they can reach the pedals.
April 29, 2010 at 1:43 PM Report abuse
sanmiguel said...
I hope the parents learned a lesson maybe the should have read the contract. Did the little darling learn something too. Every student has to sign the same contract, next time be a closet drinker. I am a coach and I had two boys kicked OFF the team for the same reason she should have too.
April 29, 2010 at 1:48 PM Report abuse
sayyes269 said...
WRONG SL! WRONG! WRONG! WRONG! Members of the Armed Forces are required to follow the same rules as the state the base is located... The same rules apply overseas! the must follow the law of the host country....Based on your response, I am thinking my 12 year old is safer and more responsible behind the wheel then you!
April 29, 2010 at 1:55 PM Report abuse
jude said...
Hey, you're under 21, you signed an agreement prohibiting alcohol and you got caught with a beer can in your hand. Take your punishment and learn from it.
April 29, 2010 at 1:55 PM Report abuse
notagain said...
SL said... Notagain..Do you actually believe she wasn't drinking It really doesnt matter to me if she was or not. No one on here heard from the parents what if any punishment they had in stoer for there daughter above and beyond the schools. My point is from a picture of a girl holding a beer outside of school and not on school property the school decided after it was brought to there attention that it was OK to interogate an under age girl about these activities not on school grounds or even during school hours without calling the parents or a police officer (who might have had to read her, her rights to use it against her later) Underage drinking is an illegal activity and I am sure the police might have wanted to also know who supplied the beer or the place to drink. So what is next do we use the schools to find out about any other crimes? Seems they dont have to abide by any of the laws that police officers do...
April 29, 2010 at 2:00 PM Report abuse
Les said...
If you're dumb enough to post things on the internet, you're dumb enough to get caught.
April 29, 2010 at 2:05 PM Report abuse
bess said...
notagain. They can also strip search your child at school without calling the parents or even LE. I wonder what would happen if the student refused to cooperate with the school official. When you are questioned by the cops or other LE when you state you want your Lawyer they can't question you further. We need to tell our children to the the school official they want mom or dad before they answer any questions or remove any clothing.Least we forget all the good touch bad touch training they teach in school nowadays.
April 29, 2010 at 3:08 PM Report abuse
Aldon said...
What you all, and the Harvard-educated Waxman seems not to know is that the Fifth Amendment prohibition against self-incrimination applies only to those in custody (ie, under arrest). The charges for which the student (and young Mr. Waxman) were cited would only result in asummons, not an arrest. The whole thing was nonsense from day one. Federal judges should have more important things to do than filling out high school lineup cards. The Press Herald might have pointed this out, too.
April 29, 2010 at 3:52 PM Report abuse
David said...
Not Harvard Law School, obviously.
April 29, 2010 at 4:02 PM Report abuse
FredTaylor said...
Waxman must have run out of cops to sue. Now he's going after teachers. What's next, our beloved firefighters? This mutt is an ambulance chaser of the lowest order. Waxman used this family to further his practice. What he didn't take into acoount is that the Federal Judges, unlike the ham and eggers on the State side, have no time for this frivolous BS. A pox on you Waxman.
April 29, 2010 at 4:14 PM Report abuse
Notamainah said...
The second that the PPH prints an article about people perceived to be wealthy or from away tumblers of Allen's get set down and trailers across Maine are filled with the sounds of hunting and pecking on keyboards. Never, ever fails.
April 29, 2010 at 6:03 PM Report abuse
lovinit said...
Muffy, what do you mean we can't buy our way out of this? We republicans must stick together.
April 29, 2010 at 8:00 PM Report abuse
middleone said...
All of you complaining that the school is overstepping their bounds need to read about "loco parentis" cases. The courts of have repeatedly ruled that schools can act in place of parents, that minors do not have the same rights as adults, and the responsibility of schools to ensure safety in the schools is paramount. Waxman probably read the law, then quit.
April 29, 2010 at 8:12 PM Report abuse
SacoSam said...
The idea that the 5th amendment only applies if you've been read the Miranda warning is ludicrous. The girl was within her right to reject the questioning and ask to contact her parents. "loco parentis" or not, the case for preventing the girl from contacting her parents has not been made.
April 29, 2010 at 8:20 PM Report abuse
middleone said...
Schools do not have to allow the girl to call her parents. They are not held to the same level of evidence as LE when questioning students. Miranda rights do not apply when the principal is questioning a student. It is considered to be the same as when a parent questions a child. Sorry you don't like it, but that is what the courts have ruled, many times.
April 29, 2010 at 8:28 PM Report abuse
David said...
Read the court documents. The girl did not ask to call her parents. She tried to talk her way out of being punished, but the school told her she had to call her parents and tell them. And then began crying uncontrollably because she didn't want to tell them.
April 29, 2010 at 8:33 PM Report abuse
riots33 said...
I played high school football in the 60's. The players designated a grievance committee, established a code for the players, agreed upon and signed by the players. A player violated a rule, he answered to us; not parents, not coaches, not principals, no lawyers, no district court judge. One player and one code violation all season, accepted punishment. We tied for the State Title.
April 29, 2010 at 8:49 PM Report abuse
Headsup said...
Don't worry Atty Michael Waxman. If you step outside you'll probably will hear the siren of another ambulance that you can chase!
April 30, 2010 at 7:39 AM Report abuse
Dino90000000 said...
The parents detest the school's code of ethics/honor code, the three week suspension, mandatory counseling, etc. You know, the same stuff that could end up saving a teen's life by teaching them to think things through, and being responsible.
April 30, 2010 at 9:34 AM Report abuse
BlackNOrange said...
you guys are funny to read, im sure the majority of you who have kids have dealt with some rather amusing stuff too. if she was a bottle picker on the side of the road, found a nickel that said "bud light" on it and posed for the camera, would you be so hell bent too? meh, get over it and find better things to do than this. regards - Red Dog before school, and a successful member of society. LoL :^)
April 30, 2010 at 9:44 AM Report abuse
cjw said...
Responsiblilty! If you don't want to participate in activities don't! If you do... you have to behave yourself. It goes through life. I am surprised Waxmans boss doesn't question this one! Make you wonder what Waxman allows his kids to do?
April 30, 2010 at 1:26 PM Report abuse